Liz Zale

Liz Zale advises clients on advancing and defending corporate reputation has created and supported best-in-class investor relations programs, and has extensive experience in crisis management and communications, shareholder activism and capital markets advisory.

Recent assignments include advising a leading global retailer regarding corporate and executive positioning including the launch of its social purpose platform, developing investor day events for Flex and PVH, and helping CarMax reframe its long-term growth trajectory as a leading omnichannel retailer. Activist defense assignments include Treehouse Inc. in its settlement with Jana Partners, CarMax in interactions with previous shareholder Third Point, ADP in its successful proxy defense against Bill Ackman.

Liz has advised clients on high-profile crisis situations and litigation matters, including KPMG in relation to the PCAOB information scandal and SEC settlement, cybersecurity preparedness and data incident response for companies across industries, and addressing DEI-related issues in corporate and educational environments.

She spent two decades in corporate roles as head of investor relations for companies including Moody's Corporation, Nielsen, and Simon Property Group, and in marketing leadership positions including Vice President of digital marketing strategy, education and social media for specialty retailer Michaels, Director of Marketing for Executive Education at Columbia Business School, and Senior Marketing Manager at DealerTrack.

Liz holds a BA from Middlebury College and MBA from Columbia Business School.